High severity · published Oct 22, 2026
CVE-2026-112242
WordPress Profile Builder plugin <= 4.0.4 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
New
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder profile-builder allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Profile Builder: from n/a through 4.0.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PB
Profile Builder · Cozmoslabs
through 4.0.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112242
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/profile-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-profile-builder-plugin-4-0-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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